H.R. 6375: VA Major Construction Authorization and Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2012

112th Congress · introduced 2012-09-11 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 112-191.

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Where it came from: introduced 2012-09-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 112-191. (final step reached)
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Official title

VA Major Construction Authorization and Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2012

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 19, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) VA Major Construction Authorization and Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2012 - Title I: Construction Authorizations - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out major medical facility projects (projects) in FY2013 at VA medical centers in: (1) Seattle, Washington; (2) Dallas, Texas; and (3) Miami, Florida. Authorizes appropriations for such projects. Provides project funding limitations. Title II: Extensions of Certain Expiring Authorities - Extends through FY2013 VA default procedures with respect to guaranteed loans to veterans. Extends through 2013 VA authority: (1) to operate a regional office in the Republic of the Philippines; (2) to provide treatment, rehabilitation, and related services for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans; (3) to provide expanded services and housing assistance to homeless veterans; (4) for the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans; and (5) to use contract physicians to perform VA medical disability examinations.

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VA Major Construction Authorization and Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2012

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Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · 1 cosponsors

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr6375.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr6375 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112